Základovému

Základovému is a Czech morphological form of the adjective základový, which means base, foundational, or principal. It is the dative singular form used with masculine and neuter nouns. In Czech, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case, so záklovému appears whenever the head noun is in the dative singular and of masculine or neuter gender.

Etymology and meaning: The word stems from the noun základ (base, foundation) with the common adjectival suffix -ový, forming základový, “base” or “foundational.” The form záklovému therefore signals a relation to something that is being given, indicated, or directed toward in the dative case, and it often appears in technical or formal contexts.

Usage: záklovému is most frequently found in compounds or phrases where a masculine or neuter noun is in the dative singular. For example, in business Czech one can encounter phrases like základovému kapitálu or základovému plánu when these nouns appear in the dative, or in generic statements that describe something “to the base/foundation.” The feminine form of the adjective would differ (základová in nominative, základové in dative for feminine nouns).

See also: základový, základy, základ. For learners, focus on how -ový adjectives decline in the dative singular to -ovému for masculine and neuter nouns, while feminine forms differ.

Notes: As a declined form, záklovému is not a separate lexical item; it is the inflected form of záklodový used to agree with the noun it modifies in context.